Front axle.....success at last.....

[Keith Webb]

Originally posted by Tony Smith
(In fact, the Rzeppa still continues to be used in the front end of many 4wds today, but for some reason is now called a Birfield joint.)

Probably because no-one could pronounce Rzeppa. The correct pronounciation is "Cheppa" I seem to remember.

The other thing of note is what a beautiful piece of engineering they are to look at.

You can also pretend to be Captain Queeg once you disassemble one.

One of the less notable uses was on the Morris 1100 - I can still remember being able to identify an old one of those on hearing it alone when one went around a corner... K-klunka-clicka-klunka, (then being enveloped in a cloud of blue smoke).